Dating from 1901 to 2004, the World War II series is the most substantial in the collection. The files in this series demonstrate Donald Goldstein’s utilization of Gordon Prange’s preliminary research and unpublished manuscript drafts in the publication of numerous books and articles on World War II (1939-1945). The essence of this series is the Pacific theater of the war, especially the events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor. To view images related to this series, researchers should refer to Series XIII: Photographs. Additional information regarding these records can be found in the subseries scope notes.

Subseries 1.Research Materials

Scope and Content Notes:

This subseries contains the primary and secondary sources Gordon Prange and Donald Goldstein relied upon to write diverse books and articles about World War II. Originally amassed by Prange during his tenure with General Douglas MacArthur’s Historical Division in occupied Japan from 1946 to 1951, the Japanese documents contain first-hand accounts from the military commanders responsible for planning and executing the Pearl Harbor attack. They also supply an analysis by the Japanese government into the country’s failure in the Pacific War. The American documents include first-hand explanations of the Pearl Harbor attack and the American response, especially the government investigations into Pearl Harbor. The documents are further described in the following subsections: Government Documents, Interview Transcripts, Papers of Military and Political Officials, Ship Logs, and Secondary Sources.

Section: Government Documents

Scope and Content Notes:

Dating from 1936-1966 this section reveals the political and military environment surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor. Of the Japanese documents, the statements of Japanese officials are especially notable. Compiled by the military intelligence section of the Far East Command during the later 1940s, these statements describe military operations in the areas of the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Bougainville, and Formosa (Taiwan). They also detail the Japanese plans for defending the homeland and the decision to surrender.

Especially significant among the American documents is the annotated set of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack testimony, which is supplemented by correspondence, excerpts, and notes. The subject files are also significant, as they illustrate the government’s efforts to mobilize manpower and supplies for the war effort. The files are arranged alphabetically by record type.

Subject Files- Radio Communication Intelligence, November 1941 - December 1941

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Subject Files- Shipping and Transporting Supplies, 1942 - 1943

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Subject Files- Short, General Walter, 1936 - 1941

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Subject Files- Short, General and General Kimmel - Reinstatement, December 1995

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Subject Files- Sugamo Prison, 1947 - 1997

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Subject Files- Takamatsu, Prince, 1973 - 1975

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Subject Files- U.S. Marine Corps, 1941 - 1942

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Subject Files- War Department on the Defense of Hawaii, November 1941

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Subject Files- War Production Board and Reorganization of War Department, 1942

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Subject Files- War Supply Policies, 1942 - 1943

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Subject Files- Winds Message, 1945 - 1969

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Subject Files- Women at Pearl Harbor, undated

Section: Interview Transcripts

Scope and Content Notes:

Dating from 1946-1978, the interviews contain first-hand accounts of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the resulting Pacific War from the perspective of Japanese and American military leaders, government officials, and veterans. The interviews are arranged alphabetically by interviewee and may contain supplemental information such as correspondence, biographies, and other items related to the interviewees. Some of these materials may pre-date the interview dates.

The majority of the Japanese interviews date from 1946-1967, and were conducted by Gordon Prange during his term in Japan. The transcripts discuss the planning and execution of the Pearl Harbor attack, as well as the Pacific War, naval ministry, and military commanders. While all of the transcripts are notable, the multiple interviews with Mitsuo Fuchida, lead pilot for Pearl Harbor attack, and Minoru Genda, architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, are particularly insightful. The Fuchida transcripts detail his military career, especially his participation in Operation Hawaii and the Battle of Midway, as well as his conversion to Christianity. The Genda files elucidate the Japanese plans for the Pearl Harbor attack itself.

The American interviews, dating from 1961-1978, contain interviews conducted by Prange, as well as transcripts he gathered from archival repositories throughout the United States. The agencies of origination are referenced within the files. The interviews given by Admiral Husband Kimmel and his staff provide an insider’s perspective of the admiral and the pacific fleet before the attack. Also included here are the recollections of intelligence officers such as Lawrence Safford. Other interviews highlight the role of the Air Force, Army, and Navy in the Pacific War.

Box 21

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Abe, Heijiro, 1950

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2

Abe, Zengi, 1950

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Aiko, Fumio, 1964

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Amagai, Takahisa, 1949

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Arima, Takayasu, 1948

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6

Chigusa, Sadao, 1958

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7

Chihaya, Masataka, 1947

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8

Ema, Tamotsu, 1950

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9

Enomoto, Juji, 1950

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10-20

Fuchida, Mitsuo, 1947 - 1967

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21

Fujita, Iyozo, 1951

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22

Fukudome, Shigeru, 1946 - 1957

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23-27

Genda, Minoru, 1945 - 1955

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28

Goto, Jinichi, 1950

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Hara, Chuichi, 1951 - 1955

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30

Hashiguchi, Takashi, undated

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31

Hashimoto, Toshio, 1950

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Hattori, Takushiro, 1951

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33

Hoshina, Zenshiro, 1951

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Ibusuki, Masanobu, undated

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35

Imaizumi, Kijiro, 1950

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36

Inoue, Shigeyoshi, 1951

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37

Ishiguro, Susumu, 1948

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38

Ito, Seiroku, 1950

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Iwami, Jozo, 1950

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40

Jyojima, Takatsugu, 1951

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41

Kawai, Iwao, 1951

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42

Kishimoto, Kanji, 1950

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Kitajima, Kazuyoshi, 1950

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44

Kondo, Nodutoke, 1948

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45

Kotoshirodo, Richard, 1967

Box 22

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Kuroshima, Kamato, 1948

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2

Kusaka, Ryunosuke, 1946 - 1949

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Maeda, Kosei, 1955

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Matsumura, Heita, 1951, 1965

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Mito, Hisashi, 1945 - 1948

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Mikawa, Gunichi, 1949

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7

Mifuku, Iwakichi, 1951

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8

Miscellaneous, 1946 - 1965

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Miyo, Tatsukichi, 1949

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Muranaka, Kazuo , 1949

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Muto, Akira, 1946

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Nagano, Osami, No Date

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Nakajima, Atsumi, 1951

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14

Nomura, Kichisaburo, 1949 - 1964

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Ofuchi, Keiza , 1950

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Ogawa, Kanji, 1949 - 1954

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Ohashi, Kyogo, 1949

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Ohmae, Toshikazu , 1947 - 1949

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Oikawa, Koshiro, 1945 - 1949

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Oka, Takasumi, 1946

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Okajima, Kiyokuma, 1951

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22

Okuda, Kazuhiro, 1950 - 1962

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23

Omori, Sentaro, 1949

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24

Ohnishi, Takijiro, 1945 - 1947

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25

Onoda, Sutegiro , 1949

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26

Otani, Iwao, 1950

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27

Ozawa, Jisaburo, 1948, 1964

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28

Sakagami, Goro, 1955

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29

Sakamki, Kazuo, 1947

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30

Sanagi, Sadamu , 1949

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31

Sasaki, Akira, 1949

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32

Sasaki, Hanku, 1950

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33

Sata, Naohiro, 1949

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34

Sato, Zenichi, 1950

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35

Sawamoto, Yorio, 1949

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36

Shibuya, Tatsuwaka, 1948

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37

Shiga, Yoshio, 1964

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38

Shimada, Shigetaro, 1945 - 1946

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39

Shimizu, Mitsumi, 1948, 1965

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Shimoda, Hisao, 1949

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41

Shindo, Saburo, 1951

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42

Suzuki, Eijiro, 1948

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43

Suzuki, Suguru, 1949

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44

Tachibana, Itaru, 1950

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Takagi, Sokichi, 1951

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Takata, Toshitane, 1950

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Takeda, Haruo, 1950

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Tanaka, Shinichi, 1946

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Terauchi, Juichi, undated

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50

Togo, Minoru, 1950

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51

Togo, Shigenori, 1946

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52-53

Tojo, Hideki , 1945 - 1946

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54-55

Tomioka, Sadatoshi, 1947 - 1955

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56

Toyoda, Soemu, 1950

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Tsukada, Osami, undated

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58

Tsukahara, Nishizo, 1949

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59

Tsukamoto, Yuzo, undated

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60

Uchida, Shigeshi, 1951, 1953

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61

Uwai, Hiroshi, 1950

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62

Watanabe, Yasuji, 1945 - 1950

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63

Yamaguchi, Tamon, 1948

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64

Yamamoto, Sadao, 1950

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65

Yano, Shikado, 1950

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66

Yokoi, Tadao, 1955

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67

Yokota, Minoru, 1951

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68

Yokoyama, Ichihei, 1950

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69

Yoshida, Zengo, 1950

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70

Yoshioka, Chuichi, 1949

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71

Yoshikawa, Takeo, 1950 - 1965

Box 23

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1

Allen, Brooke E., 1962

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2

Avery, Guy C., undated

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3

Backus, Edward N., 1961

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4

Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1964

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5

Beardall, John R., Jr., 1970

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6

Beatty, Frank Edmund, Jr., 1962

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7

Beck, Edgar B. , 1964

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8

Bicknell, Waldo, 1964 - 1968

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9

Bongo, Nicholas, 1964

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10

Briggs, Ralph T. , 1977

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11

Burford, Mrs. William, 1964

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12

Clarke, Carter W., 1976

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Clausen, Henry, 1976

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Coe, Charles Frederick, 1963 - 1974

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Collins, Joe , 1976

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Cooper, Kathleen Burns, 1966

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Crawford, John, 1964

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Crosley, Paul C., 1970

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Crouse, Robert, 1964

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Curts, Maurice Edwin, 1962

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Curylo, W. J., 1964

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22

Daniels, William B., 1965

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Davidson, Howard C., 1941 - 1962

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24

Davis, Arthur, 1963

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25

Davis, Charles W., 1963 - 1964

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Davis, Cleveland, 1962 - 1964

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27

DeLany, Walter, undated

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28

Draemel, Milo F., 1963 - 1971

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29

Dunlop, Robert H., 1962 - 1970

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30

Dyer, George C., 1969

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31

Dyer, Thomas H., 1985

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32

Dykers, Thomas M., 1964

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33

Early, Mrs. Stephen, 1970

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34

East, Walter J., 1964

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35

Eisnaugle, Harlan C., 1964

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36

Erickson, Ruth A., undated

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37

Farnum, William C., 1963 - 1977

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38

Farthing, William E., 1955 - 1962

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39

Fielder, Kendall J., 1941 - 1969

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40

Fink, Carl Kenneth, 1970 - 1978

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41

Finn, William S., 1964

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Fleming, Robert, 1975 - 1977

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43

Fletcher, Frank Jack, undated

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44

Flood, William J., 1957 - 1962

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45

Forrow, Thomas E. , 1964

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46

Fortenberry, Robert, 1964

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Freeman, Alton, 1964

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48

French, Howard C., 1964

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49

Fuqua, Samuel, 1923 - 1970

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50

Furlong, William Rea 1962 - 1976

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51

Gesell, Gerhard A., 1976

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52

Grannis, Lawrence C., 1964

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53

Grew, Joseph Clark , undated

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54

Gutzak, Francis , 1953

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55

Haynes, Allen, 1970 - 1972

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56

Hesser, B.C., 1964

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Hewitt, H. Kent , 1962

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Heydt, William H., 1971

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Hindmarsh, Albert E., 1964

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Holmes, Winfred J., 1967 - 1968

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Johnson, Doir C., 1964

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Johnson, Emil, 1964

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Kamont, Victor, 1964

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Kent, Tyler Gatewood , 1963

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Kimmel, Husband E., 1963 - 1964

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Kramer, Mrs. Aldwin D., 1970

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Kuehn, Otto, 1942

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Landon, Truman H., 1941 - 1959

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69

Layton, Edwin T., 1958 - 1964

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Leard, E. W., 1963

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Linn, George W. , undated

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72

Marston, Morrill W., 1976 - 1977

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McCollum, Arthur H., 1976

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McKnight, John Roland, 1964

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Michaud, Philippe A., 1964

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Mollison, James, 1941 - 1970

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Money, Raymond J., 1964

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78

Montgomery, Mrs. David, 1964

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Morgan, Edward P., 1952 - 1976

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Moser, R.R., 1963 - 1964

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Munson, Curtis B., 1977

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Nightingale, Earl C., 1970

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Nimitz, Chester, 1964 - 1966

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O’Brien, George A., 1963 - 1964

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Ogg, Robert, 1983

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Osborne, William Daniel Jr., 1964

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Outerbridge, William W., 1970 - 1987

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88

Pullen, Harold F., 1964

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Quynn, Allen G., 1963 - 1971

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90

Rafsky, Harry M., 1964

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91

Ramsey, Logan C., 1962

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92

Reeves, Vernon H. , 1965

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93

Richmond, David, 1977

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Richmond, R. M., 1963 - 1964

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Riggs, Cecil D., 1964

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96

Rochefort, Joseph, 1964

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97

Rogo, Jack, 1964

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98

Rood, George A., 1964

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99

Ruff, Lawrence E., 1964

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100

Russell, Charles A., 1964

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101

Safford, Laurence F, 1970 - 1972

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102

Sampson, George P., 1963

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103

Schindel, John, 1956

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104

Shapley, Alan , 1967

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105

Shaw, Duane W., 1970

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106

Shoemaker, James M., 1963

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107

Simons, R. B., 1941 - 1970

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108

Smart, Harley F., 1964

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109

Smedberg III, William, 1977

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110

Smith, William, 1962

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111

Spruance, Raymond A. , 1964 - 1975

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112

Standley, William H., 1962

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113

Stout, Herald F., 1964

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114

Taussig, Joseph K, Jr., 1963

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115

Terry, Mr., 1946

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116

Thesman, Irvin H., 1964

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117

Thiebaud, Kenneth E., 1970

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118

Thomas, Francis, 1990

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119

Thompson, Walter E., 1964

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120

Throckmorton, Russell C., 1967

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121

Train, Harold Cecil, 1962

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122

Tucker, Dundas Preble, 1964

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123

Tully, Grace, 1941 - 1970

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124

Tyler, Kermit A., 1964

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125

Wellborn, Charles, Jr., 1977

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Wilson, Durward S., 1962 - 1963

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127

Wilson, Wesley C., 1956 - 1963

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Young, Mrs. Cassin , 1964

Section: Papers of Military Leaders and Government Officials

Scope and Content Notes:

Dating from 1901-2004, this section contains the files Gordon Prange and Donald Goldstein compiled on Japanese and American World War II-era government officials, military commanders, and veterans. These personal papers focus predominately on the Pacific theater and are arranged alphabetically by individual. The files generally contain one or more of the following items: correspondence, diaries, memoranda, reports, and unpublished memoirs or manuscripts.

Amassed by Gordon Prange during his assignment with the Historical Division of the Far East Command, the Japanese files depict the personal reflections of several key military commanders. Among these is the diary of Rear Admiral Sadao Chigusa, which contains daily reports of the First Air Fleet’s progress towards Pearl Harbor and its return to Japan. Researchers may also be interested in Genda’s analysis of the Pearl Harbor operation. Most of the files contain both a Japanese and English version of the text.

The bulk of the American files contain items photocopied from U.S. archival institutions, which were later annotated by Prange and Dillon. In general, these items chronicle the individual’s role in the war. For example, the Roosevelt and Hopkins files reveal the president’s awareness of activities in Europe and the Pacific prior to and during the war. However, the correspondence between Harry Elmer Barnes, revisionist historian, Charles C. Hiles, Lieutenant Commander of naval fleets in the Far East and cryptanalyst, and Husband Kimmel, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, concentrate on contemporary issues. More specifically, the letters between these gentlemen discuss the Pearl Harbor investigations, revisionist history, and Prange’s merits as an historian. These photocopied items are augmented by the scrapbooks of two Pittsburgh-area veterans, John Curran and Elliot Finkel, who served in the European theater of the war from 1942 to 1945. Images from these scrapbooks are located in Series XIII: Photographs, and represent the daily activities of American soldiers.

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1-3

Chigusa, Sadao, 1941 - 1975

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4-5

Chihaya, Masataka, 1941 - 1948

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6-7

Fuchida, Mitsuo- Manuscripts, 1960s

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8

Fuchida, Mitsuo- Miscellaneous, undated

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9

Fuchida, Mitsuo- Sky Pilots, 1952 - 1957

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10

Fukudome, Shigeru, undated

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11

Genda, Minora- Affidavit, 1948

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12

Genda, Minora- Biographical Information, undated

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13

Genda, Minora- Correspondence with Prange, 1953, 1962

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Genda, Minora- Manuscripts, 1947 - 1972

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19

Kido, Marquis, 1941

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20

Kondo, Nobutake, 1947

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21

Kusaka, Ryunosuke, 1946 - 1952

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22

Nakahara, Giichi, 1941

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23

Nomura, Kichisaburo, 1941

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24

Ohmae, Toshikazu, 1961

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25

Ozawa, Jisaburo, undated

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26

Sanagi, Sadamu, 1949

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27

Sendu, Mr., undated

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28

Shimada, Shigetaro, 1976

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29

Shirao, Tateki , 1941 - 1946

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30

Toyoda, Soemu, undated

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31

Uchida, Shigeshi, 1940 - 1941

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32

Yamamoto, Isoroku- Correspondence, 1939 - 1954

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33

Yamamoto, Isoroku- Miscellaneous, 1901 - 1939

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Baldwin, Hanson, 1941 - 1976

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2-6

Barnes, Harold- Correspondence, 1944 - 1968

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7

Barnes, Harold- Manuscripts, 1960s

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8

Barnes, Harold- Notes by Gordon Prange, undated

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9

Belknap, Reginald, 1954 - 1957

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10

Berle, Adolph, 1938 - 1944

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11

Bloch, Charles, 1936 - 1942

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12

Clarke, Woodrow Wilson, 1940 - 1990

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13

Curran, John, 1931 - 1950

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Finkel, Elliot- Application to Air Corps, 1942

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15

Finkel, Elliot- Biographical Information, 1994 - 2004

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Finkel, Elliot- Correspondence, 1944 - 1996

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Finkel, Elliot- Descriptions of Missions and Targets, 1943 - 1944

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Finkel, Elliot- History of 392nd Bomb Group, 1989 - 2000

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Finkel, Elliot- Maps of Erkner near Berlin, 1944

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Finkel, Elliot- Maps of Furth, Germany, 1944

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21

Finkel, Elliot- Military Intelligence - Evasion Reports, 1944

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22

Finkel, Elliot- Miscellaneous, 1942 - 1945

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23

Finkel, Elliot- Newspaper Clippings on European Theater, 1944 - 1945

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24

Finkel, Elliot- Permission for Leave of Absence, 1944 - 1945

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Finkel, Elliot- Promotions and Discharge, 1943 - 1945

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26

Forrestal, James, 1942 - 1946

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27

Friedman, undated

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28

Furlong, 1954

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29

Halsey, William H., 1941 - 1957

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30

Hamlin, Charles, 1945

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31

Hart, Thomas, 1941 - 1962

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Hiles, Charles- Correspondence, 1962 - 1972

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34

Hiles, Charles- Manuscripts, 1940s

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35

Hiles, Charles- Notes by Gordon Prange, undated

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Hopkins, Harry Lloyd- Correspondence, September 1941 - June 1942

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Hopkins, Harry Lloyd- Memos on the Situation in China and Indo-China, March 1941 - December 1941

Arranged alphabetically by ship, the bulk of the logs date from December 6 - 7, 1941 and pertain to the ships most affected by the Pearl Harbor attack. The logs provide succinct descriptions of each ship’s location and condition prior to the attack, as well as its activities during the attack and immediately thereafter. Several of the files also contain a comprehensive ship history.

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Miscellaneous, undated

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Allen, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Antares, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Argonne, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Ash, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Avocet, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Aylwin, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Bagley, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Blue, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Bobolinkl, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Breese, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Cachalot, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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California, December 5, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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27

USS
Case, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Castor, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Chew, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Condor, December 7, 1941

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Conyngham, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Cummings, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Curtis, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Dale, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Detroit , December 7, 1941

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Dewey, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Dobbin, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Dolphin, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Farragut, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Gamble, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Grebe , December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Gudgeon, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Helena, December 7, 1941

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Helm, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Henley, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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46

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Honolulu, December 7, 1941

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Hulbert, December 6, 1941- December 7, 1941

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48

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Hull, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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49

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Isabel, December 1, 1941 - December 8, 1941

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50

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Jarvis, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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51

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Keosanqua, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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52

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Macdonough, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Maryland, December 5, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Medusa, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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USS
Monaghan, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Montgomery, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Mugford, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Narwhal, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Neosho, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Nevada , December 5, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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New Orleans, December 7, 1941

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Oglala, December 7, 1941

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63

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PT Boats, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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64

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Patterson, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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65

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Pelias, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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66

USS
Pennsylvania, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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67

USS
Perry, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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68

USS
Phelps, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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69

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Phoenix, December 7, 1941

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70

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Preble, December 6, 1941 - December 8, 1941

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USS
Pruitt , December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Rail, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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USS
Raleigh, December 7, 1941

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USS
Ralph Talbot, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Ramapo, December 6, 1941- December 7, 1941

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USS
Ramsay, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Reid, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Rigel, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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79

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Sacramento, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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80

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St. Louis, December 7, 1941

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81

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San Francisco, December 7, 1941

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Schley, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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Selfridge, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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84

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Shaw, December 2, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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85

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Sicard, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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86

USS
Solace, December 6, 1941 - December 8, 1941

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87

USS
Sumner, December 5, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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88

USS
Sunnadin, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

89

USS
Swan, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

90

USS
Tangier, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

91

USS
Tautog, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

92

USS
Tennessee, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

93

USS
Tern, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

94

USS
Thornton, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

95

USS
Tracy , December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

96

USS
Trever, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

97

USS
Tucker, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

98

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Turkey, December 5, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

99

USS
Vestal, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

100

USS
Virego, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

101

USS
Ward, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

102

USS
Wasmuth, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

103

USS
Whitney, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Folder

104

USS
Widgeon, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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105

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Worden, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

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106

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Zane, December 6, 1941 - December 7, 1941

Section: Secondary Sources

Scope and Content Notes:

Dating from 1929-1991, these files are subdivided into journal articles, manuscript extracts, and newspaper clippings. Under each of these subheadings, the files are arranged alphabetically by topic. Although the series contains information on the Pacific War and the major participants, the central theme is the Pearl Harbor attack.

This subseries contains the manuscript drafts and related materials generated by Donald Goldstein, Gordon Prange, and Katherine Dillon as they wrote numerous books and articles on World War II. Arranged alphabetically by book title, each subsection contains corrections, correspondence, manuscript drafts, and reference materials. The majority of the correspondence occurs between Goldstein and Dillon and outlines the progress of compiling/editing books. Additional correspondence consists of marketing plans for the books and reader responses. The manuscripts are arranged from the earliest drafts to the proofs of the most recent edition, and illustrate the many cuts and changes made to the manuscripts prior to publication. The reference materials furnish background information on the specific topic covered by each book. The records are further described in the following subsections.

Section: At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

Scope and Content Notes:

Drawn from volumes I and II of Prange’s unpublished manuscript “Tora, Tora, Tora,” this is the first book published through the combined efforts of Donald Goldstein, Gordon Prange, and Katherine V. Dillon. Initially published in 1981, the book chronicles the military action surrounding the Pearl Harbor attack. With the exception of revisions to the appendix and the addition of an afterword, the manuscript drafts relate to the first edition.

Box 31

Folder

1

Audio Script, 1990

Folder

2

Bibliographies and Information on Prange's Research, c. 1980

Folder

3

Book Cover and Reviews, 1981 - 2001

Folder

4

Corrections, undated

Folder

5-7

Correspondence- General, 1980 - 2001

Folder

8

Publicity and Book Promotion, 1981 - 1983

Folder

9-20

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 32

Folder

1-19

Manuscript Drafts, 1981

Box 33

Folder

1-10

Manuscript Drafts, 1981 - 1991

Section: D-Day Normandy: The Story and the Photographs

Scope and Content Notes:

This subsection details the process of compiling the images and writing the narrative for the pictorial, D-Day Normandy: The Story and the Photographs, by Donald Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger. Published in 1993, the pictorial illustrates America’s role in the June 1944 invasion of Normandy. The research materials include manuscript excerpts contemporary to the D-Day invasion along with more recent articles. Images from this pictorial are contained and described in Series XIII: Photographs.

Folder

11

Captions, undated

Folder

12

Corrections, 1993

Folder

13

Correspondence, 1994 - 2003

Folder

14-17

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 34

Folder

1-3

Manuscript Drafts, 1993 - 1994

Folder

4-5

Research Materials- Articles, 1984 - 1994

Folder

6-7

Research Materials- Manuscript Excepts, 1944 - 1976

Section: December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor

Scope and Content Notes:

This is the third book drawn from Gordon Prange’s unpublished manuscript “Tora, Tora, Tora,” and was published in 1988. December 7, 1941 relies heavily upon eyewitness accounts to provide a chronological description of the events occurring directly before the Pearl Harbor attack through Roosevelt’s declaration of war on December 8, 1941.

Folder

8

Audio Script, 1991

Folder

9

Corrections and Miscellaneous, undated

Folder

10

Correspondence, 1985 - 1922

Folder

11-18

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 35

Folder

1-22

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 36

Folder

1-5

Manuscript Drafts, 1987

Section: Fading Victory: The Diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945

Scope and Content Notes:

Based upon the diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, Fading Victory depicts the daily activities of the Japanese Imperial Navy, which is accompanied by Ugaki’s assessment of the fighting. Begun by Gordon Prange in the 1950s, publication of the Ugaki diary was postponed until the completion of the “Tora, Tora, Tora” project. After Prange’s death, Donald Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon resumed work on the Ugaki diary and eventually published it through the University of Pittsburgh Press in 1991. The vast majority of the files consist of edited manuscript drafts.

Folder

6-7

Correspondence- Chihaya, 1954 - 1992

Folder

8-9

Correspondence- General, 1978 - 2000

Folder

10-18

Manuscript Drafts, 1947

Box 37

Folder

1-20

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 38

Folder

1-21

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 39

Folder

1-22

Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 40

Folder

1-17

Manuscript Drafts, 1989

Folder

18

Miscellaneous, 1989 - 1994

Section: God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor

Scope and Content Notes:

Based upon a series of interviews between Gordon Prange and Mitsuo Fuchida, (located in the World War II research subseries) these manuscript materials describe Fuchida’s life from his military exploits through his missionary efforts. Initially written by Prange during the 1960s, the Fuchida biography continued to be revised during the next thirty years due to newly discovered information and publisher edits, such as the discovery of Fuchida’s love child and the removal of several chapters relating to his religious conversion. Under the editorship of Donald Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, the manuscript was finally published in 1990. In addition to the manuscript drafts, these records contain several reference files, which detail Fuchida’s missionary work throughout Europe and the United States during the 1950s-1960s.

Box 41

Folder

1-4

Correspondence- General, 1952 - 1993

Folder

5

Correspondence- Report on Fuchida Project, 1964

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6-24

Correspondence- Manuscript Drafts, undated

Box 42

Folder

1-24

Correspondence- Manuscript Drafts, 1981

Box 43

Folder

1-18

Correspondence- Manuscript Drafts, 1981 - 1990

Folder

19

Research Materials- Church of the Open Door, 1964

Folder

20-27

Research Materials- Fuchida, 1949 - 1976

Folder

28

Research Materials- Fuchida's Son, 1964 - 1969

Folder

29

Research Materials- Miscellaneous, 1942 - 1969

Section: Miracle at Midway

Scope and Content Notes:

Initially written by Gordon Prange during the 1960s and 1970s, Miracle at Midway contains first-hand accounts from American and Japanese veterans who fought in the battle or commanded the troops at Midway Island. The first published version of Midway appeared in the November 1972 edition of Reader’s Digest as a condensed version of the full text. Prange’s full-length manuscript on Midway was finally published in 1982, under the editorship of Donald Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon.

Box 44

Folder

1

Corrections, Maps, and Reviews, 1982 - 1983

Folder

2-3

Correspondence, 1965 - 2002

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4-22

Manuscript Drafts, 1960s - 1982

Box 45

Folder

1-8

Manuscript Drafts, 1982

Folder

9-10

Research Materials, 1971

Section: Nuts! The Battle of the Bulge: The Story and the Photographs

Scope and Content Notes:

These documents reveal the process of compiling photographs and writing the narrative for Nuts! The Battle of the Bulge: The Story and Photographs. This pictorial by Donald Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger was published in 1994. It contains hundreds of images from American and German sources depicting the daring counter attack by German forces in the Ardennes in December 1944. Images from this pictorial are located in Series XIII: Photographs.

Folder

11

Corrections, undated

Folder

12

Correspondence, 1993 - 1994

Folder

13-19

Manuscript Drafts, 1993

Box 46

Folder

1-11

Manuscript Drafts, 1993 - 1994

Folder

12

Miscellaneous, 1994

Section: Pacific War Papers: Japanese Documents of World War II

Scope and Content Notes:

This is the second book extracted from Echoes of the Pacific War: the Japanese Speak, an unpublished compendium of Japanese sources on the Pacific War. Complied by Donald Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, the book was published in 2004 and describes Japan’s navy and political diplomacy before the Pearl Harbor attack, as well as during the later portion of the Pacific War.

Folder

13

Correspondence, 2002 - 2004

Folder

14-24

Manuscript Drafts, 2002 - 2003

Box 47

Folder

1-3

Manuscript Drafts, 2004

Folder

4

Research Materials, undated

Section: Pearl Harbor Papers: Inside the Japanese Plans

Scope and Content Notes:

This is the first book extracted from Echoes of the Pacific War: the Japanese Speak, an unpublished compendium of Japanese sources on the Pacific War. Complied by Donald Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, the book was published in 1993 and contains Japanese primary sources and expert commentary on the Pearl Harbor attack.

Folder

5

Corrections, 1993

Folder

6

Correspondence, 1991 - 1999

Folder

7-27

Manuscript Drafts, 1993 - 1997

Section: Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History

Scope and Content Notes:

Published in 1987, this is the second book drawn from Gordon Prange’s unpublished manuscript “Tora, Tora, Tora.” In general, Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History explains the political environment surrounding the Pearl Harbor attack and provides Prange’s analysis of the reactions to the attack, or lack thereof.

Box 48

Folder

1

Audio Script, undated

Folder

2

Book Cover, Reviews, Miscellaneous, 1985 - 1991

Folder

3

Corrections, undated

Folder

4

Correspondence, 1983 - 1996

Folder

5-17

Manuscript Drafts, 1983 - 1984

Box 49

Folder

1-17

Manuscript Drafts, 1984 - 1985

Section: Rain of Ruin: A Photographic History of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Scope and Content Notes:

This section depicts Goldstein’s efforts to compile photographs and write the narrative for Rain of Ruin: A Photographic History of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Published in 1995, the pictorial by Donald Goldstein, J. Michael Wenger and Katherine V. Dillon, presents countless photographs of the people and events surrounding the use of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The research materials contain the statements of Japanese officers on the effect of atomic weapons, as well as histories of the 509th Composite Group, the specialized unit responsible for delivering the atomic weapons to Japan. Additional research files detail the controversies sparked by Colonel Tibbets’ 1976 re-enactment of the bombing and the Smithsonian's 1995 Enola Gay exhibit. Images from this pictorial are contained and described in Series XIII: Photographs.

Box 50

Folder

1

Corrections, undated

Folder

2

Correspondence, 1994 - 1999

Folder

3-11

Manuscript Drafts, 1994 - 1995

Folder

12

Research- Articles - Controversy, 1962 - 1994

Folder

13

Research- Articles - Miscellaneous, 1960 - 1992

Folder

14

Research- History of the 509th Composite Group, 1945

Folder

15

Research- Manuscript Excerpts, 1978 - 1992

Folder

16

Research- Military Orders, 1945

Folder

17

Research- Pictorial of the 509th Composite Group, 1952

Folder

18

Research- Statements of Japanese Officials, 1949 - 1950

Section: Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring

Scope and Content Notes:

Originally written by Gordon Prange during the 1960s, this manuscript highlights the activities of a Russian spy, Richard Sorge, who used his connections in the German Embassy to obtain Nazi party information. A condensed version of the manuscript first appeared in Reader’s Digest in January 1967. However, Prange’s dedication to completing the “Tora, Tora, Tora” project greatly delayed the publication of the full-length manuscript. Upon Prange’s death, the manuscript was passed to Donald Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, who finalized the editing. In 1984 the book was published under the title Target Tokyo. Researchers wishing to know more about the Sorge spy ring should consult the reference files, several of which are in German.

Virtually all of the files in this section are the work of Gordon Prange. Taken together, these files divulge his thirty-year effort to complete the four-volume Pearl Harbor manuscript, “Tora, Tora, Tora”. Although the manuscript was never published in its original four-volume form, Prange did succeed in publishing a condensed version through Reader’s Digest in 1963. More importantly, “Tora, Tora, Tora” served as the foundation for At Dawn We Slept, Pearl Harbor: Verdict of History, and December 7, 1941. Researchers interested in viewing Prange’s assessment of his Pearl Harbor work should consult the marketing correspondence file. Additional files pertain to the Twentieth Century Fox film Tora, Tora, Tora, which featured Prange as a contributor.

This section examines the process of compiling photographs and writing the narrative for The Way It Was: Pearl Harbor, which was released in time for the 50th anniversary of the attack in 1991. Assembled by Donald Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger, this pictorial contains over 400 images of the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941. Images from this pictorial are contained and described in Series XIII: Photographs.